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' MATCH SAFE. No. 598,939.

Patented Feb. 15-, 1898.

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BENJAMIN O. JOLLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO IRA O.HUTOHINSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,939, datedlieloruary v 15, 1898. Application filed July 25, 1896. $erial No,600,466- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. JOLLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Safes, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to portable matchsafes, and its object is toprovide a safe for to holding'and carrying matches readily attachable tothe frame of a bicycle or other movable object without special provisiontherefor, while at the same time adapted to pocket use; and it consists,in general terms, in a match safe or receptacle provided with a clasp orequivalent fastener so arranged and pro-' portioned that the safe may besecured upon the steering-head or other suitable frame element and heldagainst the side thereof with the cap or cover in position for easyaccess and the contents secure against accidental loss, and that,whendetached, may be conveniently carried in the pocket.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated one practical and preferredembodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is an elevation of my device asseen from the position of the rider when it is carried uponthe'steering-head of a bicycle; Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof, andFig. 3 a top plan view.

Referring to said drawings, Arepresents a spring-clasp, formed of sheetmetal and of a generally cylindrical shape, with the ends or free edgescurled or beaded over, as at a, to present a smooth surface, or one thatwill not catch. The diameter of this clasp is such that it may bereadily sprung over the steering-head or any other suitable frame-tubeor handle, rung, or barto which the safe is to be secured and clamp itwith sufficient force to be held in position and against displacement bythe jars or vibrations of the machine, vehicle, or other perch. To theside of this spring-clasp are secured receptacles B, one or more, in thepresent instance two in number, opposing each other at opposite ends ofa diameter through its cheeks and having a rounded external contour b toavoid catching. These receptacles may, and usually will, be arrangedlengthwise of the axis of the spring, their position relative theretobeing determined, ina measure, bythe exigencies of the special purposeof attachment, it being, as a rule, desirable that the contents shall beheld in such manner as to present one end uppermost and avoid accidentaldischarge.

At one endthe upper end in the specific form illustratedeach safe orreceptacle is provided with a suitable cap or cover O,which, taking saidform as a text, is hinged to the front edge of the extended inner sideof the safe by a vertical pivot c and is fashioned with a top 0',corresponding in outline with the cross-section of said safe, and with adepending flange c, which when the cap is closed flushes with andprolongs or continues the outer side of the safe to the top. Near therear edge of the receptacle is a springcatch 0 to hold the cover closed,and a button O for releasing said catch, and near the front edge is anupstanding spring 0 which acts against the inside of the cover, near thehinge thereof, to cause it to fly open, as indicated in Fig. 3,wheneverthe button is pressed. The cover may be differently arranged and held inplace and opened by other agencies, but those above described areparticularly suited to the location of the safe upon the steering-head,since the button faces the rider 8o and the cover opens away from him,presenting the contents to his fingers without inter-- ference.

To the center or back of the spring-clasp, between the two safes hereinshown, where it will be sheltered by the steering-head and safes, isattached a friction or scratch surface D, by which the match may belighted.

The axial length of the spring-clasp may be the same as the depth orlength of the re- 0 ceptacles,and in case the device is constructed withbut one receptacle this will be practically the rule, but when two safesor receptacles are employed, arranged on opposite sides of the spring,the axial length of the 5 latter need only be sufficient to give it afirm bearing upon the steering-head or frame tube, since the'safes willcounterbalance or equate each other and the whole device present asubstantially uniform and smooth exzoo terior, so as to occasion noinconvenience in the pocket, the exposed edges of the spring being, asalready explained, beaded or curled to conduce to this end.

The spring-clasp may be stamped or slotted out into ornamental skeletonoutline and to conduce to lightness or to afford a more extendedbearing-surface upon the bar to which it is to be attached than thenecessary limitations of its strength will admit in a plain spring.

I claim- 1. The combination of the curved springclasp, amatch-receptacle secured to the side thereof, open at its top and partWay down one side, a cover hinged to said receptacle and closing saidtop and exposed side portion, and means for holding the cover in closedposition substantially as described.

2. The combination of the curved springclasp, the match-receptaclessecured to the sides thereof, the covers hinged at the front edges ofsaid receptacles by vertical pivots and closing the top and upperexposed sides thereof, the catches and push-buttons at the rear edges ofsaid receptacles, and the opening-springs.

3. The combination with a match-safe open at the upper end and partiallydown one side, of a cover hinged to the front edge thereof by a verticalpivot and having a top to close said upper end and a depending flange toclose the lateral opening, the catch at the rear edge of the receptacleand the spring to swing the cover open.

4. The match-safe herein described, consisting of the curvedspring-clasp open at the front, the receptacles secured to each sidethereof and having covers opening to the front, and the scratch-blockarranged on the back of the spring-clasp between the receptacles.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I hereunto affixmy signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 23d day of July, 1896.

BENJAMIN O. JOLLEY.

Witnesses:

S. F. HOERLEIN, WILLIs D. SHAFER.

